Baddha Konasana "Bound Angle Pose"

Pronunciation: (BAHD-ha ka-NAHS-ah-na)

 

 

Also called:

  • Cobbler's Pose
  • Butterfly Pose

 

Level:

  • Beginner

 

Chakra:

 

Benefits: This pose opens your hips with gravity, letting you release into the stretch. It encourages flexibility in the hips, knees, and ankles.

How it's done:

  • Begin in a sitting position.
  • Press the soles of the feet together, and pull feet towards pelvis
  • Open the tops of the feet like a book.  The bottoms and pinky toes should continue to touch, like the binding on a book. 
  • Sit straight - don't round the back
  • Added move: fold over feet with heart open, eyes looking up to the sky
  • Added move: fold over feet, arms extended to the floor and forward, gaze to the front of you 

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